Item Info

Scripts/Text: Fraktur
Language: German
Weiser Number: 365
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Wove paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

Elisabeth Hartranft, \ (Tochter von Jacob Hartranft, \ und Catharina Weidman,] \ wurde geboren den 8^ten May \ 1830, getauft worden den 27^te \ tag September 1830, von W^m \ Bätis. Taufzeugen die \ Mutter.

Translation:

Elisabeth Hartranft (daughter of Jacob Hartranft and Catharina Weidman) was born on the 8th of May 1830, was baptized on the 27th of September 1830 by William Bätis. Sponsors: the mother.

Category: Birth and Baptismal Certificate (Geburts und Taufschein)
Media Type: Manuscripts
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. The text in Fraktur is in the lower center of the document. It is framed by a wide border that is divided into eight frames. In the frames in the corners and upper and lower centers are pedestals topped by striped circles. On the sides and in the upper and lower centers are also leafy stems of flowers. A fan-shaped ornament is above the text. Samuel Bentz was formely known as the Mount Pleasant Artist.

Associated Names: Weidman, Catharina
Provenance: Arthur Sussel

Bibliography:

"Samuel Bentz" in Russell D. and Corinne P. Earnest, Papers for Birth Dayes: Guide to the Fraktur Artists and Scriveners (East Berlin, Pa.: Russell D. Earnest Associates, 1997), 2^nd ed., vol. 1, pp. 90-93.

Frederick S. Weiser, “Samuel Bentz, the Mount Pleasant Artist,” in Der Reggeboge 20, no. 2 (1986).

Creation Place County: Creation Place Note:Based on artist's location
Region/County:[Lancaster]
State/Province:[Pennsylvania]

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): ca. 1830
Image Dimensions Width: 24.8 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 677
Creator Name: [Samuel Bentz (1792-1850)] - Decorator
[Samuel Bentz (1792-1850)] - Scrivener